Aging inventory needs action paths such as clearance, bundling, supplier return, or liquidation instead of sitting in one vague bucket. Use this article as a standard operating procedure template for shift leads, operators, and reviewers.
How to document the SOP properly
A useful SOP explains who does what, in what order, using which system fields, and what to do when the expected condition is missing.
The more operationally specific the SOP is, the easier it becomes to train new team members without losing consistency across shifts.
Operational checkpoints
- Review dead stock by value and by space occupancy, not just quantity.
- Assign one action owner for every aged SKU cluster.
- Track whether actioned stock actually moved after the decision was recorded.
Keep the language simple, use the same field names the software uses, and revise the SOP whenever the workflow or screen flow changes.
That keeps the document alive and turns it into a practical coaching tool instead of a file nobody opens again.
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